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Gale Watch 10, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

March 21, 2019

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this gale watch at Mar 21, 2019, 4:07 AM EDT. It took effect at Mar 22, 2019, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 21, 2019, 4:07 AM EDT (08:07 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 22, 2019, 8:00 PM EDT
Expired
Mar 21, 2019, 3:10 PM EDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale watch went out at Mar 21, 4:04 AM EDT, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 21, 4:04 AM EDT, 3 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 21, 3:41 AM EDT, 26 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
341 AM EDT Thu Mar 21 2019

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-220745-
Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Western Franklin MA-
Eastern Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-Central Middlesex MA-
Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA-Western Hampshire MA-
Western Hampden MA-Eastern Hampshire MA-Eastern Hampden MA-
Southern Worcester MA-Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA-
Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA-
Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA-
Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-
Northern Middlesex MA-Northwest Providence RI-
Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI-Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-
Washington RI-Newport RI-Block Island RI-
341 AM EDT Thu Mar 21 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Connecticut, all of
Massachusetts east of Berkshire County, and Rhode Island.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Brief heavy snow showers are possible Friday night.

Strong winds with gusts 35-45 mph are possible late Friday night into
Saturday.  Wind Advisories may be needed.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

ANZ231>235-237-250-251-254>256-220745-
Cape Cod Bay-Nantucket Sound-Vineyard Sound-Buzzards Bay-
Rhode Island Sound-Block Island Sound-
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National
Marine Sanctuary-Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay-
Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA
out 20 nm-
Coastal Waters extending out to 25 nm South of Marthas Vineyard and
Nantucket-
Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to
20 nm South of Block Island-
341 AM EDT Thu Mar 21 2019

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Massachusetts coastal waters
and Rhode Island coastal waters.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Gale Watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

ANZ230-236-220745-
Boston Harbor-Narragansett Bay-
341 AM EDT Thu Mar 21 2019

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Massachusetts coastal waters
and Rhode Island coastal waters.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Gale Watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

For the latest updates, please visit our webpage at
www.weather.gov/boston

You can follow us on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/NWSBoston

You can follow us on Twitter at
@NWSBoston

The office that day

Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 21, 2:37 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryBOXBarnstable, Essex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk24 hr
Mar 21, 3:08 PM EDTWinter Weather AdvisoryBOXFranklin, Hampshire37 hr
Mar 21, 3:10 PM EDTGale WarningBOX58 hr

Nearby

Gale Watches in Massachusetts, 2019Every gale watch in 2019

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.